tax guide 2021
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2021
• you are an individual taxpayer; • you are an Australian tax resident; and • you hold units in a BetaShares Fund for investment purposes and the Australian capital gains tax
(CGT) rules apply to you.
ABOUT THIS TAX GUIDE This Tax Guide has been prepared to assist you in completing your 2021 Australian Tax Return for Individuals in relation to your BetaShares exchange traded fund (BetaShares Fund) investment. This Tax Guide only contains basic information of a general nature about your investment in a BetaShares Fund and does not take into account your individual circumstances. Accordingly, you should not rely on this Tax Guide as taxation advice. You should seek professional advice when completing your tax return.
This Tax Guide assumes that:
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This Tax Guide should be read in conjunction with the Australian Taxation Office’s instructions for the 2021 Tax Return for Individuals (Supplementary Section).
AMIT REGIME The BetaShares Funds elected into the Attribution Management Investment Trust (AMIT) regime. Accordingly, the BetaShares Funds are required to issue AMIT Member Annual Statements (AMMA Statements). The AMMA Statement will provide you with the relevant information required to complete your tax return.
Under the AMIT regime, you will be assessed on your share of taxable income, regardless of the amount you actually receive. In this regard, one feature of the AMIT regime is the concept of ‘AMIT cost base net amount – net reduction’ and ‘AMIT cost base net amount – net increase’. In 2021, certain BetaShares Funds have made a cash distribution that is less than the attribution amount (i.e. your share of taxable income, which is also the amount on which you are subject to tax). The AMIT regime allows funds to make cash distributions that are less than the attribution amount without adverse tax consequences for investors. Please refer to the subheading "AMIT Cost Base Adjustments – Net Increase" in Part E of this document for further discussions regarding the tax implications that arise in these situations.
If you hold units in more than one BetaShares Fund, you will receive a separate AMMA Statement for each BetaShares Fund you invest in. Furthermore, you will need to combine your relevant income information in order to determine the disclosures in your tax return if you derive investment income from more than one BetaShares Fund and/or from other sources.
You should prepare your tax return by referring to the relevant AMMA Statement, rather than the distribution statements that you may have received during the year.
AMIT MEMBER ANNUAL STATEMENT The AMMA Statement is separated into seven parts and contains information that would generally be included in your 2021 Australian Tax Return for Individuals (Supplementary Section). If you had income from other sources during the year, you will need to combine the information from your AMMA statement and the information from your other sources when completing your tax return.
Distributions from your BetaShares Fund will need to be included in your tax return in the year of attribution, not the year of receipt. This means that distributions for the year ended 30 June 2021 should be included in your 2021 tax return, even though you may not have received payment for all of those distributions until July 2021. A sample AMMA Statement is provided in this guide.
BetaShares
Total Current Year Capital Gains
The Total Current Year Capital Gains amount represents your Net Capital Gains amount grossed-up for any capital losses and CGT discounts that may have applied. This should also include any Foreign Income Tax Offsets referable to capital gains. You should disclose this amount at Box H of Question 18 on your tax return.
Do you have capital gains from other sources?
You may also have derived capital gains/losses from other sources (e.g. if you have sold your units in a BetaShares Fund). The relevant capital gains/losses would need to be combined with the figures from your AMMA Statement and disclosed in the above mentioned labels. You should refer to the Australian Taxation Office Publication “Guide to capital gains tax 2021” or “Personal investors guide to capital gains tax 2021” to help you calculate your net capital gain/ loss. As the capital gains tax rules are complex, you may also wish to seek professional advice.
Assessable Foreign Source Income
The Assessable Foreign Source Income amount represents your share of foreign source income attributed to you (except for foreign capital gains which are disclosed under the capital gains section). This amount also includes your share of foreign income tax offsets (except for foreign income tax offsets referable to foreign capital gains which are disclosed under the capital gains section).
You should disclose this amount at Box E of Question 20 on your tax return.
If you have any deductible expenses or losses relating to foreign source income, this may reduce the Assessable Foreign Source Income amount. This net amount should be your Other Net Foreign Source Income, and should be inserted at Box M of Question 20 on your tax return. As the foreign income rules are complex, you may wish to seek professional advice.
Foreign Income Tax Offsets
Your share of Foreign Income Tax Offsets represents the amount of tax paid in the country where the income was sourced. You should refer to the Australian Tax Office Publication “Guide to foreign income tax offset rules 2021” and/or seek professional advice to determine if you are entitled to the Foreign Income Tax Offsets. If you are entitled to claim an amount of foreign income tax offset, you should disclose this amount at Box O of Question 20 on your tax return. This should also include any Foreign Income Tax Offsets referable to capital gains.
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PART A – INVESTOR DETAILS
Part A of the AMMA Statement contains your personal details, please contact Link Market Services via the contact details as specified in the AMMA Statement if any of the details are incorrect.
PART B – SUMMARY OF 2021 TAX RETURN (SUPPLEMENTARY SECTION)
Non-Primary Production Income
The Non-Primary Production Income represents your share of the total income (excluding capital gains, franked distributions, and foreign income). You should disclose this amount at Box U of Question 13 on your tax return.
Franked Distribution from Trusts
The Franked Distribution From Trusts amount represents your share of the franked dividends attributed to you, grossed up for franking credits. You should disclose this amount at Box C of Question 13 on your tax return.
Share of Franking Credit from Franked Dividends
The Share of Franking Credit from Franked Dividends amount represents your share of franking credits. Your ability to claim franking credits is subject to certain rules. For further details you should refer to the Australian Taxation Office Publication “You and Your Shares 2021”. If you are entitled to claim an amount of franking credit, you should disclose this amount at Box Q of Question 13 on your tax return.
Share of Credit for Tax Amounts Withheld
The Share of Credit for Tax Amounts Withheld is the withholding tax that has been deducted from your BetaShares Fund distribution because you have not provided your TFN, or claimed an exemption. You should disclose this amount at Box R of Question 13 on your tax return.
Net Capital Gains
The Net Capital Gains amount represents your share of capital gains, after the application of capital losses and CGT discounts. This should also include any Foreign Income Tax Offsets referable to capital gains. You should disclose this amount at Box A of Question 18 on your tax return. You should also mark “YES” at Box G of Question 18 on your tax return if you have any capital gains/loss amounts.
BetaShares
Capital gains may also relate to NCMI. Again this should only be relevant for investors who are not tax residents of Australia.
The Net Capital Gain amount represents the sum of the various types of capital gains attributable to you. The AMIT CGT Gross up amount represents the discount portion of capital gains calculated under the Discounted Method. The Other Capital Gain Distribution amount is the cash equivalent of the same amount.
Foreign Income This section represents income attributable to you from an overseas source. Foreign capital gains have been included in the capital gains section.
Other non-assemble amounts Other non-assessable amounts are not immediately assessable for income tax purposes and are therefore not included in your tax return, however they may require an adjustment to the cost base of your unit holding.
PART D – TAX OFFSETS
Part D of the AMMA Statement identifies your share of the different tax offsets. This includes franking credits and foreign income tax offsets. referable to amounts other than capital gains, and foreign income tax offsets referable to capital gains. In relation to foreign income tax offsets referable to capital gains, the offset may be referable to discounted capital gains or other method capital gains.
Where you have been attributed foreign income tax offsets referable to discounted capital gains, you may not be entitled to 100% of the offset if you are entitled to the 50% discount on the capital gain. These rules are complicated and have arisen as a result of the recent Full Federal Court case Burton v Commissioner of Taxation [2019] FCAFC 141. We recommend that you seek professional advice in relation to the application of these foreign income tax offsets.
PART E – AMIT COST BASE ADJUSTMENTS
AMIT Cost Base Adjustments – Net Reduction Where your share of taxable income is less than the cash distribution you received in the relevant financial year, the difference is your AMIT Cost Base Adjustments – Net Reduction amount. This amount will decrease both the cost base and the reduced cost base of your units in the BetaShares Fund.
The decrease in the cost base of your units in the BetaShares Fund should be taken into account upon disposal of the units when calculating your capital gain/ loss. The reduction in the cost base of the units in the BetaShares Fund may give rise to a capital gain if there is insufficient cost base to absorb the reduction.
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PART B – CAPITAL GAINS TAX INFORMATION
Part B of the AMMA Statement provides further details regarding the various components of your capital gains for the income year. The amounts disclosed are gross amounts (i.e. amounts prior to the application of discounts). This information may be useful if you have any capital gains/losses during the year from other sources.
You should refer to the Australian Taxation Office Publication “Guide to capital gains tax 2021” or “Personal investors guide to capital gains tax 2021” to help you calculate your net capital gain. As the capital gains tax rules are complex, you may also wish to seek professional advice.
PART C – COMPONENTS OF ATTRIBUTION
Part C of the AMMA Statement provides a detailed breakdown of your share of the various components of investment income for the year ended 30 June 2021.
Australian Income This section includes unfranked dividends, interest income, and other income. Franked dividends and franking credits are also detailed in this section.
Several tax components relating to non-concessional MIT income (NCMI) are also included in the AMMA Statement. Broadly, NCMI should only be relevant for investors who are not tax residents of Australia, as it may impact their non-resident withholding tax rate. You may wish to seek professional advice, if you believe you are not an Australian tax resident.
Capital Gains This section details your share of capital gains. Some capital gains can be calculated under the Discounted Method. These are capital gains to which the BetaShares Fund has applied the 50% capital gains tax discount. Other Method capital gains are gains to which the CGT Discount Method or the CGT Indexation Method does not apply.
Capital gains are also divided into those that relate to Taxable Australian Property (TAP) or Non-Taxable Australian Property (NTAP). This distinction between TAP and NTAP capital gains should only be relevant for investors who are not tax residents of Australia.
BetaShares
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AMIT Cost Base Adjustments – Net Increase
Where your share of taxable income is more than the cash distribution you received in the relevant financial year, the difference is your AMIT Cost Base Adjustments – Net Increase amount. This amount will increase the cost base and reduced cost base of your units in the BetaShares Fund.
The increase in the cost base of your units in the BetaShares Fund should be taken into account upon disposal of the units when calculating your capital gain/loss.
You should refer to the Australian Taxation Office Publications “Guide to capital gains tax 2021” or “Personal investors guide to capital gains tax 2021” to help you calculate your net capital gain. As the capital gains tax rules are complex, you may also wish to seek professional advice.
PART F – PAYMENT SUMMARY INFORMATION
Part F of the AMMA Statement should only be relevant for non-resident unitholders. This part identifies their share of various components of investment income that may be subject to Australia non-resident withholding tax and also the amount of Australia non-resident withholding tax levied.
BetaShares
5 BetaShares
6 BetaShares
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The following ATO Publications may be of help in completing your tax return.
• Instructions for the 2021 Tax Return for Individuals including the instructions for the supplementary section.
• You and Your Shares 2021. • Guide to capital gains tax 2021. • Personal investors guide to capital gains tax 2021. • Guide to foreign income tax offset rules 2021.
ATO PUBLICATIONS
To obtain copies of these publications from the ATO please phone the ATO Publications Distribution Service on 1300 720 092 or obtain the information from the ATO website at https://www.ato.gov.au/.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further information may be obtained by contacting our client services centre on 1300 487 577 or by submitting an enquiry through our website at https://www.betashares.com.au/contact.
About BetaShares
BetaShares is a leading manager of exchange traded funds (ETFs) and other Funds traded on the ASX.
Launched in 2009, BetaShares now offers the broadest range of exchange traded products in Australia, appealing to a wide range of investors and financial advisers - from institutional investors to individuals, including those maintaining self-managed superannuation funds.
IMPORTANT NOTICE This information has been prepared by BetaShares Capital Ltd (ACN 139 566 868 AFS Licence 341181) (“BetaShares”). It is general information only and does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. It should not be relied on as taxation advice. As taxation is complex and depends on your own circumstances, you should seek professional advice when completing your tax return. This information was prepared in good faith and to the extent permitted by law BetaShares accepts no liability for any errors or omissions or any loss from reliance on it.
• you are an individual taxpayer; • you are an Australian tax resident; and • you hold units in a BetaShares Fund for investment purposes and the Australian capital gains tax
(CGT) rules apply to you.
ABOUT THIS TAX GUIDE This Tax Guide has been prepared to assist you in completing your 2021 Australian Tax Return for Individuals in relation to your BetaShares exchange traded fund (BetaShares Fund) investment. This Tax Guide only contains basic information of a general nature about your investment in a BetaShares Fund and does not take into account your individual circumstances. Accordingly, you should not rely on this Tax Guide as taxation advice. You should seek professional advice when completing your tax return.
This Tax Guide assumes that:
1
This Tax Guide should be read in conjunction with the Australian Taxation Office’s instructions for the 2021 Tax Return for Individuals (Supplementary Section).
AMIT REGIME The BetaShares Funds elected into the Attribution Management Investment Trust (AMIT) regime. Accordingly, the BetaShares Funds are required to issue AMIT Member Annual Statements (AMMA Statements). The AMMA Statement will provide you with the relevant information required to complete your tax return.
Under the AMIT regime, you will be assessed on your share of taxable income, regardless of the amount you actually receive. In this regard, one feature of the AMIT regime is the concept of ‘AMIT cost base net amount – net reduction’ and ‘AMIT cost base net amount – net increase’. In 2021, certain BetaShares Funds have made a cash distribution that is less than the attribution amount (i.e. your share of taxable income, which is also the amount on which you are subject to tax). The AMIT regime allows funds to make cash distributions that are less than the attribution amount without adverse tax consequences for investors. Please refer to the subheading "AMIT Cost Base Adjustments – Net Increase" in Part E of this document for further discussions regarding the tax implications that arise in these situations.
If you hold units in more than one BetaShares Fund, you will receive a separate AMMA Statement for each BetaShares Fund you invest in. Furthermore, you will need to combine your relevant income information in order to determine the disclosures in your tax return if you derive investment income from more than one BetaShares Fund and/or from other sources.
You should prepare your tax return by referring to the relevant AMMA Statement, rather than the distribution statements that you may have received during the year.
AMIT MEMBER ANNUAL STATEMENT The AMMA Statement is separated into seven parts and contains information that would generally be included in your 2021 Australian Tax Return for Individuals (Supplementary Section). If you had income from other sources during the year, you will need to combine the information from your AMMA statement and the information from your other sources when completing your tax return.
Distributions from your BetaShares Fund will need to be included in your tax return in the year of attribution, not the year of receipt. This means that distributions for the year ended 30 June 2021 should be included in your 2021 tax return, even though you may not have received payment for all of those distributions until July 2021. A sample AMMA Statement is provided in this guide.
BetaShares
Total Current Year Capital Gains
The Total Current Year Capital Gains amount represents your Net Capital Gains amount grossed-up for any capital losses and CGT discounts that may have applied. This should also include any Foreign Income Tax Offsets referable to capital gains. You should disclose this amount at Box H of Question 18 on your tax return.
Do you have capital gains from other sources?
You may also have derived capital gains/losses from other sources (e.g. if you have sold your units in a BetaShares Fund). The relevant capital gains/losses would need to be combined with the figures from your AMMA Statement and disclosed in the above mentioned labels. You should refer to the Australian Taxation Office Publication “Guide to capital gains tax 2021” or “Personal investors guide to capital gains tax 2021” to help you calculate your net capital gain/ loss. As the capital gains tax rules are complex, you may also wish to seek professional advice.
Assessable Foreign Source Income
The Assessable Foreign Source Income amount represents your share of foreign source income attributed to you (except for foreign capital gains which are disclosed under the capital gains section). This amount also includes your share of foreign income tax offsets (except for foreign income tax offsets referable to foreign capital gains which are disclosed under the capital gains section).
You should disclose this amount at Box E of Question 20 on your tax return.
If you have any deductible expenses or losses relating to foreign source income, this may reduce the Assessable Foreign Source Income amount. This net amount should be your Other Net Foreign Source Income, and should be inserted at Box M of Question 20 on your tax return. As the foreign income rules are complex, you may wish to seek professional advice.
Foreign Income Tax Offsets
Your share of Foreign Income Tax Offsets represents the amount of tax paid in the country where the income was sourced. You should refer to the Australian Tax Office Publication “Guide to foreign income tax offset rules 2021” and/or seek professional advice to determine if you are entitled to the Foreign Income Tax Offsets. If you are entitled to claim an amount of foreign income tax offset, you should disclose this amount at Box O of Question 20 on your tax return. This should also include any Foreign Income Tax Offsets referable to capital gains.
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PART A – INVESTOR DETAILS
Part A of the AMMA Statement contains your personal details, please contact Link Market Services via the contact details as specified in the AMMA Statement if any of the details are incorrect.
PART B – SUMMARY OF 2021 TAX RETURN (SUPPLEMENTARY SECTION)
Non-Primary Production Income
The Non-Primary Production Income represents your share of the total income (excluding capital gains, franked distributions, and foreign income). You should disclose this amount at Box U of Question 13 on your tax return.
Franked Distribution from Trusts
The Franked Distribution From Trusts amount represents your share of the franked dividends attributed to you, grossed up for franking credits. You should disclose this amount at Box C of Question 13 on your tax return.
Share of Franking Credit from Franked Dividends
The Share of Franking Credit from Franked Dividends amount represents your share of franking credits. Your ability to claim franking credits is subject to certain rules. For further details you should refer to the Australian Taxation Office Publication “You and Your Shares 2021”. If you are entitled to claim an amount of franking credit, you should disclose this amount at Box Q of Question 13 on your tax return.
Share of Credit for Tax Amounts Withheld
The Share of Credit for Tax Amounts Withheld is the withholding tax that has been deducted from your BetaShares Fund distribution because you have not provided your TFN, or claimed an exemption. You should disclose this amount at Box R of Question 13 on your tax return.
Net Capital Gains
The Net Capital Gains amount represents your share of capital gains, after the application of capital losses and CGT discounts. This should also include any Foreign Income Tax Offsets referable to capital gains. You should disclose this amount at Box A of Question 18 on your tax return. You should also mark “YES” at Box G of Question 18 on your tax return if you have any capital gains/loss amounts.
BetaShares
Capital gains may also relate to NCMI. Again this should only be relevant for investors who are not tax residents of Australia.
The Net Capital Gain amount represents the sum of the various types of capital gains attributable to you. The AMIT CGT Gross up amount represents the discount portion of capital gains calculated under the Discounted Method. The Other Capital Gain Distribution amount is the cash equivalent of the same amount.
Foreign Income This section represents income attributable to you from an overseas source. Foreign capital gains have been included in the capital gains section.
Other non-assemble amounts Other non-assessable amounts are not immediately assessable for income tax purposes and are therefore not included in your tax return, however they may require an adjustment to the cost base of your unit holding.
PART D – TAX OFFSETS
Part D of the AMMA Statement identifies your share of the different tax offsets. This includes franking credits and foreign income tax offsets. referable to amounts other than capital gains, and foreign income tax offsets referable to capital gains. In relation to foreign income tax offsets referable to capital gains, the offset may be referable to discounted capital gains or other method capital gains.
Where you have been attributed foreign income tax offsets referable to discounted capital gains, you may not be entitled to 100% of the offset if you are entitled to the 50% discount on the capital gain. These rules are complicated and have arisen as a result of the recent Full Federal Court case Burton v Commissioner of Taxation [2019] FCAFC 141. We recommend that you seek professional advice in relation to the application of these foreign income tax offsets.
PART E – AMIT COST BASE ADJUSTMENTS
AMIT Cost Base Adjustments – Net Reduction Where your share of taxable income is less than the cash distribution you received in the relevant financial year, the difference is your AMIT Cost Base Adjustments – Net Reduction amount. This amount will decrease both the cost base and the reduced cost base of your units in the BetaShares Fund.
The decrease in the cost base of your units in the BetaShares Fund should be taken into account upon disposal of the units when calculating your capital gain/ loss. The reduction in the cost base of the units in the BetaShares Fund may give rise to a capital gain if there is insufficient cost base to absorb the reduction.
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PART B – CAPITAL GAINS TAX INFORMATION
Part B of the AMMA Statement provides further details regarding the various components of your capital gains for the income year. The amounts disclosed are gross amounts (i.e. amounts prior to the application of discounts). This information may be useful if you have any capital gains/losses during the year from other sources.
You should refer to the Australian Taxation Office Publication “Guide to capital gains tax 2021” or “Personal investors guide to capital gains tax 2021” to help you calculate your net capital gain. As the capital gains tax rules are complex, you may also wish to seek professional advice.
PART C – COMPONENTS OF ATTRIBUTION
Part C of the AMMA Statement provides a detailed breakdown of your share of the various components of investment income for the year ended 30 June 2021.
Australian Income This section includes unfranked dividends, interest income, and other income. Franked dividends and franking credits are also detailed in this section.
Several tax components relating to non-concessional MIT income (NCMI) are also included in the AMMA Statement. Broadly, NCMI should only be relevant for investors who are not tax residents of Australia, as it may impact their non-resident withholding tax rate. You may wish to seek professional advice, if you believe you are not an Australian tax resident.
Capital Gains This section details your share of capital gains. Some capital gains can be calculated under the Discounted Method. These are capital gains to which the BetaShares Fund has applied the 50% capital gains tax discount. Other Method capital gains are gains to which the CGT Discount Method or the CGT Indexation Method does not apply.
Capital gains are also divided into those that relate to Taxable Australian Property (TAP) or Non-Taxable Australian Property (NTAP). This distinction between TAP and NTAP capital gains should only be relevant for investors who are not tax residents of Australia.
BetaShares
3
AMIT Cost Base Adjustments – Net Increase
Where your share of taxable income is more than the cash distribution you received in the relevant financial year, the difference is your AMIT Cost Base Adjustments – Net Increase amount. This amount will increase the cost base and reduced cost base of your units in the BetaShares Fund.
The increase in the cost base of your units in the BetaShares Fund should be taken into account upon disposal of the units when calculating your capital gain/loss.
You should refer to the Australian Taxation Office Publications “Guide to capital gains tax 2021” or “Personal investors guide to capital gains tax 2021” to help you calculate your net capital gain. As the capital gains tax rules are complex, you may also wish to seek professional advice.
PART F – PAYMENT SUMMARY INFORMATION
Part F of the AMMA Statement should only be relevant for non-resident unitholders. This part identifies their share of various components of investment income that may be subject to Australia non-resident withholding tax and also the amount of Australia non-resident withholding tax levied.
BetaShares
5 BetaShares
6 BetaShares
7 BetaShares
The following ATO Publications may be of help in completing your tax return.
• Instructions for the 2021 Tax Return for Individuals including the instructions for the supplementary section.
• You and Your Shares 2021. • Guide to capital gains tax 2021. • Personal investors guide to capital gains tax 2021. • Guide to foreign income tax offset rules 2021.
ATO PUBLICATIONS
To obtain copies of these publications from the ATO please phone the ATO Publications Distribution Service on 1300 720 092 or obtain the information from the ATO website at https://www.ato.gov.au/.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further information may be obtained by contacting our client services centre on 1300 487 577 or by submitting an enquiry through our website at https://www.betashares.com.au/contact.
About BetaShares
BetaShares is a leading manager of exchange traded funds (ETFs) and other Funds traded on the ASX.
Launched in 2009, BetaShares now offers the broadest range of exchange traded products in Australia, appealing to a wide range of investors and financial advisers - from institutional investors to individuals, including those maintaining self-managed superannuation funds.
IMPORTANT NOTICE This information has been prepared by BetaShares Capital Ltd (ACN 139 566 868 AFS Licence 341181) (“BetaShares”). It is general information only and does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. It should not be relied on as taxation advice. As taxation is complex and depends on your own circumstances, you should seek professional advice when completing your tax return. This information was prepared in good faith and to the extent permitted by law BetaShares accepts no liability for any errors or omissions or any loss from reliance on it.